White River Materials Mt. Home Quarry has $112K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 9 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1988–2025
Latest incident
Dec 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
308
citations
77
significant & substantial
$111,689
proposed penalties
$95,196
paid to date
85% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $16,493 gap.
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘThis rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
308 citations across 1,435 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘA Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
2
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2024-01-23.
On record since 2024.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
White River Materials Mt. Home Quarry has $112K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 9 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
ⓘDifferences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$112K
proposed penalties
$95K
current assessed
$95K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
302 assessments are final orders; 9 contested dockets.
Of $41K in penalties contested before the Commission, $22K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
19citations taken to the federal commission · 6% of citations on record
Settled
9 · 47%
Stood as issued
9 · 47%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 5%
85%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 13 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
47%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$38K proposed, $20K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2024-04-07.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2025-04-15
4%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
49
samples
26
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz281 over
Respirable dust, <.1mg16
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz5
Show the individual readings (49)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2012-05-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.55
0.5
1.10
Front-end Loader Operator
2025-04-15
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.51
2.13
0.24
Dry Screen Plant Operator
2025-04-15
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.14
Truck Driver
2023-06-14
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2023-06-14
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.57
10
0.06
Front-end Loader Operator
2023-06-14
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.13
Truck Driver
2023-06-14
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.52
Crusher Oper/Worker
2021-04-06
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.26
0.65
0.40
Truck Driver
2021-04-06
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.15
Crusher Oper/Worker
2019-04-24
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.28
Utility Man
2019-04-24
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.13
0.3
0.43
Truck Driver
2019-04-24
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.27
10
0.03
Front-end Loader Operator
2019-04-24
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.14
Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2019-04-24
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.14
Crusher Oper/Worker
2014-10-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Supervisor, Co. Official
2014-10-29
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.14
10
0.01
Utility Man
2014-10-29
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.21
10
0.02
Front-end Loader Operator
2014-10-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2014-05-01
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Supervisor, Co. Official
2014-05-01
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Scale Man
2014-05-01
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2014-05-01
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.26
1.17
0.22
Front-end Loader Operator
2012-05-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.28
0.65
0.43
Truck Driver
2012-05-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.63
1.35
0.47
Utility Man
2012-05-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.18
0.77
0.23
Crusher Oper/Worker
2012-05-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.31
0.64
0.48
Truck Driver
2009-12-01
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.12
1.15
0.10
Front-end Loader Operator
2009-12-01
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.17
1.33
0.13
Truck Driver
2009-12-01
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.24
0.71
0.34
Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-12-01
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.18
0.78
0.23
Utility Man
2009-12-01
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.4
1.02
0.39
Backhoe Operator
2009-09-09
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2009-09-09
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.21
0.77
0.27
Belt Cleaner
2009-09-09
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.14
1.13
0.12
Truck Driver
2008-05-01
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.13
1.06
0.12
Truck Driver
2008-05-01
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2008-05-01
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2008-05-01
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2008-05-01
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2008-05-01
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Backhoe Operator
2007-05-31
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2007-05-31
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2006-10-18
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.16
1.26
0.13
Truck Driver
2006-10-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2006-10-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2006-10-18
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.14
1.26
0.11
Crusher Oper/Worker
2006-10-18
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.18
1.65
0.11
Truck Driver
2003-07-30
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.3
10
0.03
Truck Driver
2003-07-30
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.2
0.79
0.25
Front-end Loader Operator
Area samples (mill and shop air)
Last sampled: 2014-10-29, 11 years ago
1
samples
Show the individual readings (1)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Area sampled
2014-10-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
SF OFF/LUNCH/STOR
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
White River Materials Mt. Home Quarry recorded 6.16 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
6.16
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Arkansas, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.60 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2025 *
6.16
0.00
0.000
2024 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2022 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2021 *
7.07
7.07
0.000
2007 *
9.88
0.00
0.000
2006 *
16.36
16.36
0.000
2005 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
16
2025
16
2024
16
2023
14
2022
14
2021
13
2020
10
2019
10
2018
10
2017
10
2016
13
2015
21
2014
25
2013
19
2012
19
2011
19
2010
22
2009
18
2008
18
2007
18
2006
16
2005
13
2004
13
2003
13
2002
13
2001
13
2000
13
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
White River Materials Mt. Home Quarry sits in Baxter County, Arkansas, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Baxter County, Arkansas · Population 42,150
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$48,427
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘCitations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2026 Q2
8,531
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
7,451
1
1
134.2
2025 Q4
7,471
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
8,724
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
8,924
8
1
896.5
2025 Q1
7,335
3
0
409.0
2024 Q4
7,209
3
0
416.1
2024 Q3
8,553
3
0
350.8
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
9,580
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
7,361
11
2
1494.4
2023 Q4
7,738
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
8,296
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
7,762
8
2
1030.7
2023 Q1
6,311
7
5
1109.2
2022 Q4
6,798
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
8,309
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
7,629
3
0
393.2
2022 Q1
5,365
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
6,522
3
1
460.0
2021 Q3
7,919
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
8,578
8
3
932.6
2021 Q1
5,254
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
2,071
3
1
1448.6
2020 Q3
3,012
2
0
664.0
2020 Q2
2,745
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
2,303
3
1
1302.6
2019 Q3
3,015
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
3,106
3
0
965.9
2018 Q4
3,439
3
0
872.3
2018 Q3
3,181
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
3,626
2
1
551.6
2018 Q1
2,819
2
0
709.5
2017 Q4
2,552
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
2,702
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
2,887
14
1
4849.3
2017 Q1
2,627
5
1
1903.3
2016 Q4
2,438
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
2,803
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
2,340
3
0
1282.1
2016 Q1
3,942
5
0
1268.4
2015 Q4
4,169
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
4,000
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
3,171
4
2
1261.4
2015 Q1
1,383
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
4,295
4
2
931.3
2014 Q3
6,360
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
5,311
5
2
941.4
2014 Q1
1,154
1
0
866.6
2013 Q4
574
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
2,774
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
1,395
5
0
3584.2
2013 Q1
443
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
1,958
4
0
2042.9
2012 Q3
2,030
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
2,255
8
0
3547.7
2012 Q1
763
2
0
2621.2
2011 Q4
407
4
0
9828.0
2011 Q3
2,104
3
2
1425.9
2011 Q2
2,256
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
3,567
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
3,738
5
2
1337.6
2010 Q2
3,011
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
447
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
3,075
13
6
4227.6
2009 Q3
1,988
5
3
2515.1
2009 Q2
2,594
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
1,300
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
6,556
4
2
610.1
2008 Q3
3,384
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
2,842
5
0
1759.3
2008 Q1
3,807
4
0
1050.7
2007 Q4
4,635
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
5,497
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
5,731
17
4
2966.3
2007 Q1
4,385
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
4,889
1
1
204.5
2006 Q3
6,029
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
7,179
8
3
1114.4
2006 Q1
6,346
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
5,998
10
1
1667.2
2005 Q3
6,826
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
5,812
13
3
2236.8
2005 Q1
5,637
13
5
2306.2
2004 Q4
6,301
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
5,883
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
6,502
12
3
1845.6
2004 Q1
6,315
8
2
1266.8
2003 Q4
4,793
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
5,364
6
1
1118.6
2003 Q2
5,769
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
4,055
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
4,633
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
5,878
14
3
2381.8
2002 Q2
6,027
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
6,212
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
6,682
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
7,334
2
1
272.7
2001 Q2
5,733
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
4,028
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
4,279
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
5,469
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
5,896
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
6,324
18
8
2846.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
14 on file
2025 · 1 incident
December 31, 2025AR · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employees were changing plant screens. While carrying the screens up the stairs employee strained their back. There were 3 employees carrying the screen. One on either side and employee was supporting the middle section. The employee at the front of the screen lost grip causing the screen to slip. Employee attempted to catch the slack and tweaked lower back in the process.
2021 · 1 incident
December 9, 2021AR · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee and co-worker were changing rollers on a belt. When they were removing the old roller, it broke hitting employee's finger that was on the railing.
2009 · 2 incidents
November 16, 2009AR · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE was moving a large electric motor up a flight of stairs to a shaker at the main crusher and strained his lower back. The strain was enough for a doctor visit. The doctor prescribed muscle relaxants and 3 days of restrictive duty of no more than 10 pounds of lifting.
While moving from water truck to welding truck, employee stepped on some loose metal pieces causing him to slip and fall to the ground, hitting his forehead.
2007 · 1 incident
July 3, 2007AR · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Handing down screen to lower level storage area, screen caught glove of right hand and hung onto it forcing hand between screen & angle iron safety rail causing cut finger.
The truck was watering pit haul road, driver was going too fast and could not stop the truck. Driver turned truck into road berm and truck rolled over, scrapped truck.
June 6, 2006AR · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miner was using old truck seat for a chair. He started to move the seat & as he set down the seat went down pinching off the tip of his finger. His finger was caught between the seat frame and the seat bottom. Cut tip off of middle finger on left hand.
1998 · 1 incident
July 8, 1998AR · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING HIS DRILL. HE BORROWED A PAIR OF PLIERS FROM THE LOADER OPERATOR.AS HE WAS DESENDING THE LOADER HIS FOOT MISSED THE TOP RUNG ON THE LOADER LADDER AND HE FELL TO THE GROU ND. HE LANDED ON HIS BACK AND LEFT HAND.
1993 · 1 incident
August 9, 1993AR · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
LIFTING & SETTING CENTER BEAM ON A WINSLOW PORTABLE SCALES. HE THOUGHT HE HAD BEAM IN PLACE WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF HITTING LEFT THIGH CAUSING CONTUSION TO LEFT THIGH.
54736YEE WAS DRIVING PICKUP TRUCK DOWN ROADWAY-A LOADER PULLED ONTO ROAD FROM CLAY PIT AND THE LOADER AND PICHUP COLLIDED HEAD ON.VISABILITY WAS IMPAIRED ALONG CLAY PIT BY EARTH EMBANKMENT AND 06554S.
CUTTING A BOLT OFF IN A DARK FEED TUNNEL WHEN SOMETHING GOT IN EYE. NO SIGHT IMPAIRMENT. DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING WAS IN HIS EYE UNTIL NIGHT OF 10-14-91. REPORTED TO OFFICE 10-17-91.
1988 · 1 incident
January 5, 1988AR · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorOTHER
HE WAS DRIVING A STOCKPILE TRUCK AT THE CRUSHER . THE SIDE WINDOW ON HIS TRUCK ROLLED DOWN AND HE WAS NOT WEARING SAFTY GLASSES, THE WIND BLEW SOME FINE MATERIAL INTO HIS EYE CAUSING CORNEAL ULCUR RIGHT EYE.